September 21-23, 2009 Forest Preserve District of Cook County host 3-day Daniel Burnham Sustainability Conference. Keynote speech by Dr. David Orr on Monday evening will kick off the event. The University of IL Sustainability Team and Conservation Design Forum will lead a two day public workshop to prepare goals that ensure long-term District sustainability.

Harvard Graduate School of Design Sustainable Urbanism Conference The conference will bring together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future.April 3-5, 2009Ecological Urbanism

University of Minnesota HWS Cleveland Fund LectureMarch 8-11, 2009Location: University Of Minnesota College of Design. Ralph Raphson Hall, 89 Church StreetSpeaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design ForumFor More Info: Call 612.626.6385

CONVERGE : EXCHANGE: What communities, activists and designers can teach each other - a Chicago Dialogue Topic: The symposium includes an evening lecture and a daylong discussion about the expanding roles of architecture, the design community, community organizations and activists collaborating to create successful Chicago neighborhoods.March 18-19, 2009Location: Chicago Architecture Foundation, Egan Center at DePaul UniversityMore about CONVERGE : EXCHANGE

NIRPC - Green Infrastructure and Low-Impact Development in Northwest Indiana A workshop for consultants, developers, and engineersTuesday March 17, 2009

GreenBuild 2008: U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo Topic: Water-centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable PlacesWednesday November 19, 4:00-5:30Location: Boston, MASpeaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF; Jonathan ToddMore about the GreenBuild Expo